The 1981 Little League World Series took place between August 25 and August 29 in South Williamsport, Pennsylvania. The Taiping Little League of Taichung, Taiwan, defeated the Belmont Heights Little League of Tampa, Florida, in the championship game of the 35th Little League World Series (LLWS).
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | August 25–August 29 |
| Teams | 8 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Taiping Little LeagueTaichung, Taiwan |
| Runner-up |   Belmont Heights Little LeagueTampa, Florida |
This was the fifth consecutive title for Taiwan, which remains the longest LLWS winning streak by any single country or U.S. state.
Teams
edit| United States | International |
|---|---|
 Barrington, IllinoisCentral Region Barrington Little League |
 Trail, British Columbia Canada RegionTrail Little League |
 Stamford, ConnecticutEast Region Federal Little League |
 Waterloo, BelgiumEurope Region SHAPE Little League |
 Tampa, FloridaSouth Region Belmont Heights Little League |
Taichung, Taiwan Far East Region Taiping Little League |
 Escondido, CaliforniaWest Region National Little League |
 Monterrey, Nuevo León, MexicoLatin America Region Unidad Modelo Little League |
Championship bracket
edit| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| August 25 | ||||||||||
| Belgium | 3 | |||||||||
| August 27 | ||||||||||
| Canada | 4 | |||||||||
| Canada | 0 | |||||||||
| August 26 | ||||||||||
| Taiwan | 16 | |||||||||
| Taiwan | 10 | |||||||||
| August 29 | ||||||||||
| Mexico | 0 | |||||||||
| Taiwan | 4 | |||||||||
| August 25 | ||||||||||
| Florida | 2 | |||||||||
| Connecticut | 3 | |||||||||
| August 27 | ||||||||||
| Florida | 6 | |||||||||
| Florida | 11 | |||||||||
| August 26 | ||||||||||
| Illinois | 10 | Third place | ||||||||
| California | 5 | |||||||||
| August 28 | ||||||||||
| Illinois | 6 | |||||||||
| Canada | 3 | |||||||||
| Illinois | 7 | |||||||||
Position bracket
edit| Games A & B | Game D | |||||
| August 26 | ||||||
| Belgium | 0 | |||||
| August 28 | ||||||
| Connecticut | 2 | |||||
| Connecticut | 5 | |||||
| August 27 | ||||||
| California | 8 | |||||
| California | 9 | |||||
| Mexico | 2 | |||||
| Game C | ||||||
| August 28 | ||||||
| Belgium | 2 | |||||
| Mexico | 4 | |||||
| 1981 Little League World Series Champions |
|---|
 Taiping Little League Taichung, Taiwan |
Notable players
edit- Derek Bell (Tampa, Florida) – MLB outfielder from 1991 to 2001
- Maurice Crum Sr. (Tampa, Florida) - 2-time NCAA Football Champion (Miami Hurricanes)
- Dan Wilson (Barrington, Illinois) – MLB catcher from 1992 to 2005
External links
edit- 1981 Little League World Series at the Wayback Machine (archived August 31, 2017)
- Line scores for the 1981 LLWS at the Wayback Machine (archived August 8, 2016)